SSM (Saskatchewan Seniors Mechanism)
@ssmsk.bsky.social
Saskatchewan Seniors Mechanism (SSM) is a non-profit, community-based organization that brings together Saskatchewan seniors organizations in order to collaborate for advocacy and support for older adults.
Website: https://skseniorsmechanism.ca/
Website: https://skseniorsmechanism.ca/
SSM is made up of people working together for a common goal: quality life for all older adults in Saskatchewan. This Giving Tuesday, please consider a donation to SSM, and feel part of this collaboration that leads to action. Donation link on our homepage. Thank you.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
SSM is made up of people working together for a common goal: quality life for all older adults in Saskatchewan. This Giving Tuesday, please consider a donation to SSM, and feel part of this collaboration that leads to action. Donation link on our homepage. Thank you.
skseniorsmechanism.ca
skseniorsmechanism.ca
November 18-24 is World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week.
When antibiotics are used too frequently or incorrectly, bacteria can become resistant to them. The Canadian Deprescribing Network prepared this infographic to help us know when it’s appropriate to take antibiotics.
When antibiotics are used too frequently or incorrectly, bacteria can become resistant to them. The Canadian Deprescribing Network prepared this infographic to help us know when it’s appropriate to take antibiotics.
November 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
November 18-24 is World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week.
When antibiotics are used too frequently or incorrectly, bacteria can become resistant to them. The Canadian Deprescribing Network prepared this infographic to help us know when it’s appropriate to take antibiotics.
When antibiotics are used too frequently or incorrectly, bacteria can become resistant to them. The Canadian Deprescribing Network prepared this infographic to help us know when it’s appropriate to take antibiotics.
Webinar Nov 13, 10-11am CST: Vaccines for Older Canadians: What You Need to Know to Stay Healthy & Independent, with Dr. Samir Sinha and Dr. Vivien Brown.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Webinar Nov 13, 10-11am CST: Vaccines for Older Canadians: What You Need to Know to Stay Healthy & Independent, with Dr. Samir Sinha and Dr. Vivien Brown.
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💊 Taking multiple medications? 5 questions to ask
To mark Canadian Patient Safety Week, join our free webinar to learn 5 key questions to ask about your medications.
📅 Oct 29th at 12 PM ET (ENG)
🔗 Register: deprescribingnetwork.ca/5q-webinar
Open to all audiences!
@caden-recad.bsky.social
To mark Canadian Patient Safety Week, join our free webinar to learn 5 key questions to ask about your medications.
📅 Oct 29th at 12 PM ET (ENG)
🔗 Register: deprescribingnetwork.ca/5q-webinar
Open to all audiences!
@caden-recad.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
💊 Taking multiple medications? 5 questions to ask
To mark Canadian Patient Safety Week, join our free webinar to learn 5 key questions to ask about your medications.
📅 Oct 29th at 12 PM ET (ENG)
🔗 Register: deprescribingnetwork.ca/5q-webinar
Open to all audiences!
@caden-recad.bsky.social
To mark Canadian Patient Safety Week, join our free webinar to learn 5 key questions to ask about your medications.
📅 Oct 29th at 12 PM ET (ENG)
🔗 Register: deprescribingnetwork.ca/5q-webinar
Open to all audiences!
@caden-recad.bsky.social
Only ONE WEEK left to get Celebrating Seniors tickets! Help us celebrate older adult volunteers in Saskatchewan!
Info is on the SSM website, but tickets must be ordered by MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. Cost is $75 for an individual ticket, $560 for a table of 8.
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Info is on the SSM website, but tickets must be ordered by MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. Cost is $75 for an individual ticket, $560 for a table of 8.
skseniorsmechanism.ca/celebrating-...
September 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Only ONE WEEK left to get Celebrating Seniors tickets! Help us celebrate older adult volunteers in Saskatchewan!
Info is on the SSM website, but tickets must be ordered by MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. Cost is $75 for an individual ticket, $560 for a table of 8.
skseniorsmechanism.ca/celebrating-...
Info is on the SSM website, but tickets must be ordered by MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. Cost is $75 for an individual ticket, $560 for a table of 8.
skseniorsmechanism.ca/celebrating-...
Help shape the future of health regulation in SK! SPRAN (Saskatchewan Public Regulatory Advisory Network) is recruiting public advisors to talk about how healthcare professionals are regulated in the province. Apply by September 15, 2025. Learn more at spran.ca or contact info@spran.ca.
September 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Help shape the future of health regulation in SK! SPRAN (Saskatchewan Public Regulatory Advisory Network) is recruiting public advisors to talk about how healthcare professionals are regulated in the province. Apply by September 15, 2025. Learn more at spran.ca or contact info@spran.ca.
Are you 60+? Help shape the future of healthy ageing by sharing your lived experience in this global survey by IFAgeing.
Your voice will inform policy & progress in the #DecadeofHealthyAgeing.
👉 ow.ly/PsfB50WsACn
#EquityInAgeing, #AgeWithRights #DecadeofHealthyAgeing
Your voice will inform policy & progress in the #DecadeofHealthyAgeing.
👉 ow.ly/PsfB50WsACn
#EquityInAgeing, #AgeWithRights #DecadeofHealthyAgeing
September 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Are you 60+? Help shape the future of healthy ageing by sharing your lived experience in this global survey by IFAgeing.
Your voice will inform policy & progress in the #DecadeofHealthyAgeing.
👉 ow.ly/PsfB50WsACn
#EquityInAgeing, #AgeWithRights #DecadeofHealthyAgeing
Your voice will inform policy & progress in the #DecadeofHealthyAgeing.
👉 ow.ly/PsfB50WsACn
#EquityInAgeing, #AgeWithRights #DecadeofHealthyAgeing
Last chance to register for SSM's conference, which begins tomorrow, Wednesday, May 21! Here's the link to our Conference 2025 page, which gives Agenda, Speaker Bios, Registration information, and more!
skseniorsmechanism.ca/conference-2...
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May 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Last chance to register for SSM's conference, which begins tomorrow, Wednesday, May 21! Here's the link to our Conference 2025 page, which gives Agenda, Speaker Bios, Registration information, and more!
skseniorsmechanism.ca/conference-2...
skseniorsmechanism.ca/conference-2...
The theme of SSM's upcoming conference is "Strength in Community: We Have What It Takes!" One speaker is Don Johnson, Kipling & District Age-Friendly Committee, speaking on Strength in Community. May 21 and 22! Hope to see you there! Info at our website: skseniorsmechanism.ca/conference-2...
May 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The theme of SSM's upcoming conference is "Strength in Community: We Have What It Takes!" One speaker is Don Johnson, Kipling & District Age-Friendly Committee, speaking on Strength in Community. May 21 and 22! Hope to see you there! Info at our website: skseniorsmechanism.ca/conference-2...
Keynote speaker for SSM's upcoming conference is Bobbi Symes, who will be talking about Community Development within BC's Better at Home Initiative.
Have you registered for the conference yet? Registration details and more info are found at our website: skseniorsmechanism.ca/conference-2...
Have you registered for the conference yet? Registration details and more info are found at our website: skseniorsmechanism.ca/conference-2...
May 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Keynote speaker for SSM's upcoming conference is Bobbi Symes, who will be talking about Community Development within BC's Better at Home Initiative.
Have you registered for the conference yet? Registration details and more info are found at our website: skseniorsmechanism.ca/conference-2...
Have you registered for the conference yet? Registration details and more info are found at our website: skseniorsmechanism.ca/conference-2...
Have you registered for SSM's annual virtual conference? May 21 and 22 via Zoom. Cost is $20.00. Theme is "Strength in Community: We Have What It Takes." Hope to see you there (virtually!)
Registration info etc, here: skseniorsmechanism.ca/conference-2...
Registration info etc, here: skseniorsmechanism.ca/conference-2...
May 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Have you registered for SSM's annual virtual conference? May 21 and 22 via Zoom. Cost is $20.00. Theme is "Strength in Community: We Have What It Takes." Hope to see you there (virtually!)
Registration info etc, here: skseniorsmechanism.ca/conference-2...
Registration info etc, here: skseniorsmechanism.ca/conference-2...
March 14 is World Sleep Day! Want to get better sleep without sleeping pills & their side effects?
Check out @caden-recad.bsky.social's webpage to find educational resources on sleeping pills, insomnia & safer options to treat the root causes of insomnia: www.deprescribingnetwork.ca/sleep
Check out @caden-recad.bsky.social's webpage to find educational resources on sleeping pills, insomnia & safer options to treat the root causes of insomnia: www.deprescribingnetwork.ca/sleep
March 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
March 14 is World Sleep Day! Want to get better sleep without sleeping pills & their side effects?
Check out @caden-recad.bsky.social's webpage to find educational resources on sleeping pills, insomnia & safer options to treat the root causes of insomnia: www.deprescribingnetwork.ca/sleep
Check out @caden-recad.bsky.social's webpage to find educational resources on sleeping pills, insomnia & safer options to treat the root causes of insomnia: www.deprescribingnetwork.ca/sleep
Share this image with someone you love this Valentine’s Day.
A family member, loved one, or dear friend.
#LetNoOneBeAlone
A family member, loved one, or dear friend.
#LetNoOneBeAlone
February 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Share this image with someone you love this Valentine’s Day.
A family member, loved one, or dear friend.
#LetNoOneBeAlone
A family member, loved one, or dear friend.
#LetNoOneBeAlone
The Prairie Hospice Society provides an invaluable service to people in need of end-of-life care in Saskatoon. If you are in Saskatoon, you can help provide that service as a volunteer.
See this page prairiehospice.org/volunteer/ for more information. Check out the poster below, as well.
See this page prairiehospice.org/volunteer/ for more information. Check out the poster below, as well.
February 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The Prairie Hospice Society provides an invaluable service to people in need of end-of-life care in Saskatoon. If you are in Saskatoon, you can help provide that service as a volunteer.
See this page prairiehospice.org/volunteer/ for more information. Check out the poster below, as well.
See this page prairiehospice.org/volunteer/ for more information. Check out the poster below, as well.
Share this image with someone you are thankful for.
Did a neighbor shovel your walk? Did a grandparent or parent mentor you?
#LetNoOneBeAlone
Did a neighbor shovel your walk? Did a grandparent or parent mentor you?
#LetNoOneBeAlone
February 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Share this image with someone you are thankful for.
Did a neighbor shovel your walk? Did a grandparent or parent mentor you?
#LetNoOneBeAlone
Did a neighbor shovel your walk? Did a grandparent or parent mentor you?
#LetNoOneBeAlone
Share this image with someone who needs support.
Is a friend or family member going through a difficult time?
Let them know you believe in them.
#LetNoOneBeAlone
Is a friend or family member going through a difficult time?
Let them know you believe in them.
#LetNoOneBeAlone
February 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Share this image with someone who needs support.
Is a friend or family member going through a difficult time?
Let them know you believe in them.
#LetNoOneBeAlone
Is a friend or family member going through a difficult time?
Let them know you believe in them.
#LetNoOneBeAlone
The Canadian Red Cross is holding an online workshop on emergency preparedness on Feb 27. Age-Friendly Saskatchewan is organizing this for their network but anyone is welcome to participate. To register & receive the link to join online, email Wendy Thienes at agefriendly@skseniorsmechanism.ca
February 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The Canadian Red Cross is holding an online workshop on emergency preparedness on Feb 27. Age-Friendly Saskatchewan is organizing this for their network but anyone is welcome to participate. To register & receive the link to join online, email Wendy Thienes at agefriendly@skseniorsmechanism.ca
Valentine's Day can be a lonely day for some people, older adults especially. During Let No One Be Alone Week,follow our posts for suggestions to help alleviate someone's loneliness.
Read our SSM Now! blog post here: skseniorsmechanism.ca/let-no-one-b...
Read our SSM Now! blog post here: skseniorsmechanism.ca/let-no-one-b...
February 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Valentine's Day can be a lonely day for some people, older adults especially. During Let No One Be Alone Week,follow our posts for suggestions to help alleviate someone's loneliness.
Read our SSM Now! blog post here: skseniorsmechanism.ca/let-no-one-b...
Read our SSM Now! blog post here: skseniorsmechanism.ca/let-no-one-b...
Please take a look at our updated SSM Now post about January's Blooming Perennials, Barb and Dwayne Dornan -- post at this link: skseniorsmechanism.ca/meet-two-blo...
January 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Please take a look at our updated SSM Now post about January's Blooming Perennials, Barb and Dwayne Dornan -- post at this link: skseniorsmechanism.ca/meet-two-blo...
A research team at the University of Saskatchewan is seeking participants for a study of people who are more than 6 months past stroke and are willing to participate in a seated exercise program via Zoom.
See poster for more details & contact info.
See poster for more details & contact info.
January 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
A research team at the University of Saskatchewan is seeking participants for a study of people who are more than 6 months past stroke and are willing to participate in a seated exercise program via Zoom.
See poster for more details & contact info.
See poster for more details & contact info.
The Prairie Hospice Society in Saskatoon is seeking volunteers, with the next training coming up in February. For details, see the poster below.
January 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The Prairie Hospice Society in Saskatoon is seeking volunteers, with the next training coming up in February. For details, see the poster below.